Super Low Supply

thatgirl84

Apparently my baby isn't getting anything from me. I have had her weighed before and after twice, and no difference. I pump and supplement b/c I do not produce enough. The latch looks fine, but her tongue is not doing what it needs to do, thus no milk. Taking her to a speech therapist to work on the tongue issue. This has been such a long process, but I'm dedicated.

I pump around 1-1.75 oz for the first for the day. After that is almost nothing. I'm super disappointed. Not giving up, but sad that not even domperidone did the trick. I was taking More Milk special blend, but no luck. I am now taking fenugreek and I think it's helping a little. My LC said she would recommend other herbs that are hard to find if I kept upping the dosage of fenugreek and don't get the amount needed to feed baby. 

Anyone else with a low low supply have success with increasing? I am asking my OB for hormone & thyroid testing, but my next appointment is on the 27th. I want to be prepared with a list when I go. All suggestions are welcome. I do know to pump every two hours and keep my water intake up (70-90 oz). I massage my breasts to stimulate & keeping baby near or with me to help with let down. 

Herbs in More Milk:
goat?s rue herb, fenugreek seed, blessed thistle herb, nettle herb, fennel seed

Individual mg's not listed, so taking separately might be worth a try. 

TIA for advice

c4162

I have been struggling with low supply and latching issues since day 1 as well. This is what has helped my supply (I am trying *everything*)

Fenugreek: 2 pills/ 3x a day

Blessed Thistle: 2 pills / 3x a day

Oatmeal sprinkled with flax seeds or milled flax for bkfst

"green" drink once or twice a day

Barley water (Google"barley water breastfeeding for recipe")

Raw almonds

Mother's Milk Tea

I have been waking up engorged for the past two days (since adding blessed thistle) So Ithink I am producing more....

Note: fenugreek is actually 3 pills three times a day, but I cant edit the post bc i am phone  typing.

 

hth 

MrsCAA

also try compressions while pumping (see link below)

https://newborns.stanford.edu/Breastfeeding/MaxProduction.html

  I had asuper low supply and that took 13 days for my "milk" to come in (if you call pumping 1/2 oz of milk in, but it was different from the colustrom) I tried everything above and it only helped a little, but at my 6 wk check they found my uterus was still sluggish and i was having lots of bleeding/clots, so they did and u/s and found i had 2 pieces of retained placenta. Once removed my milk supply came up.

banghartanddemilt

I've been diagnosed with under developed breast tissue. I was unable to breastfeed my first child, a premie born at 35wks. My second child was born at 41wks and 1day, and I only pump a total of 2 1/2 oz a day. But, I've been drinking the fenugreek tea three times a day, and it seems to be helping. Before I only pumped 1oz. I also let the baby nurse in between feedings. I also have to supplement. Be sure not only to drink enough fluids but keep your calorie intake up. I'm interested in what others have to say as well. It is very disappointing not being able to breastfeed exclusively. I hope you are more successful than me. It can be depressing knowing that there is something wrong with your supply and not an easy fix, like the baby's latch.